From: Ben Goertzel (ben@goertzel.org)
Date: Wed Mar 15 2006 - 07:07:44 MST
sorry, that was intended as a private reply to Joel... oops ... didn't mean
to litter the list...
On 3/15/06, Ben Goertzel <ben@goertzel.org> wrote:
>
>
> Yes, I may give a presentation on Novababy at that workshop, if I feel
> like making the trip to Vancouver ;-)
>
> Or if you feel like going to Vancouver then, you can give the talk for me!
> ...
>
> ben
>
>
> On 3/14/06, Joel Pitt <joel.pitt@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Ben,
> >
> > Certainly looks like something relevent for Novababy's interaction with
> > AGISIM! :)
> >
> >
> > -Joel
> >
> >
> > On 3/15/06, Ben Goertzel < ben@goertzel.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > This conference looks potentially interesting.
> > >
> > > Not SL4 but SL3 at any rate...
> > >
> > > -- Ben
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > * Call for Extended Abstracts*
> > >
> > > *Toward Social Mechanisms of Android Science*
> > > *An ICCS Symposium co-located at CogSci 2006<http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/%7Ersun/cogsci2006/>
> > > **
> > > Vancouver , Canada, 26 July 2006
> > > androidscience.com <http://www.androidscience.com/>*
> > >
> > > Authors are invited to submit two-page extended abstracts to the
> > > ICCS-2006 Symposium, Toward Social Mechanisms of Android Science, to be held
> > > the afternoon of July 26, 2006 at the Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver,
> > > Canada. The workshop is part of the Fifth International Conference of the
> > > Cognitive Science Society (Asia-Pacific region) and is co-located with the
> > > 28th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Abstracts may be
> > > accepted for either oral or poster presentation and should be received by
> > > March 30, 2006.
> > >
> > > *Theme and goals*
> > > The embodiment of social and cognitive theories in interactive robots
> > > sets a high bar for their evaluation. Theories that reify descriptions
> > > relying on a human interpreter for their grounding cannot be implemented in
> > > autonomous systems. The demands of coherently integrating responses
> > > cross-modally and coping with open, socially complex environments limit the
> > > applicability of theories that "grew up in the laboratory." Androids will be
> > > confronted with circumstances that exhibit complex closely-coordinated
> > > social dynamics, where stable patterns emerge at various spatial and
> > > temporal scales, and expectations depend in part on a histories of
> > > interaction that are unique to individual relationships.
> > >
> > > We define an android to be an artificial system that has humanlike
> > > behavior and appearance and is capable of sustaining natural relationships
> > > with people. Although people may know that an android is not human, they
> > > would treat it as if it were, owing to the largely subconscious responses it
> > > would elicit. To pass the Total Turing Test, an android would need have the
> > > inclination toward "mind reading" that is characteristic of people. The
> > > development of androids is beyond the scope of mere engineering because, to
> > > make the android humanlike, we must investigate human activity, and to
> > > evaluate theories of human activity accurately, we need to implement them in
> > > an android. Thus, we need an android science.
> > >
> > > The aim of this workshop is to begin to lay a foundation for research
> > > in android science, a new field that integrates the synthetic approach from
> > > robotics with the empirical methodologies of the social sciences.
> > > Participants, coming from engineering and the social, cognitive, and
> > > biological sciences seek fundamental principles underlying cognition and
> > > communication between individuals. Cognition is not viewed as solely a
> > > property of brains, to be understood at a micro-structural level, nor as
> > > socially-definable and separable from biomechanical or sensorimotor
> > > constraints. By highlighting agent-world relations, androids have the
> > > potential for helping researchers to bridge the gap between cognitive
> > > neuroscience and the behavioral sciences, leading to a new way of
> > > understanding human beings. Thus, we hope to find principles that will apply
> > > equally well to androids and Homo sapiens.
> > >
> > > *Topics of interest*
> > > - The role of affect and motivation in social development or
> > > communication
> > > - Empathic relationships among people and/or robots
> > > - Inter-species co-evolution, cooperation, and empathy
> > > - Processes of socialization and enculturation
> > > - Extended relationship
> > > - Social learning and adaptation, especially from people
> > > - The evolution, development, and nature of agency, intentionality, or
> > > social intelligence
> > > - Software architectures for embodied social interaction
> > > - The grounding, emergence, or acquisition of communicative signs or
> > > symbols
> > > - Mimesis and its role in communication and development
> > > - The development or implementation of hierarchies of meaning
> > > - Models of personal, interindividual, group, or cultural norms
> > > - Cross-modal synchronization or stabilized plasticity in speech
> > > and/or gesture
> > > - Learning with and from machines
> > > - Androids working alongside people as peers
> > > - Applications in human environments
> > > - Ethical issues concerning androids
> > > - Perception of naturalness, attractiveness, or charisma
> > > - The relationship between appearance and perceived behavior
> > > - Android personalities
> > > - Emotional intelligence
> > > - The Total Turing Test
> > >
> > > *Target participants*
> > > Robotics engineers and computer scientists with an interest in
> > > artificial intelligence, machine learning, pattern recognition, and control,
> > > especially those whose target platform includes humanoid robots;
> > > psychologists and sociologists who are concerned with real-time embodied
> > > communication or social development; cognitive scientists who are concerned
> > > with the relationship between brain processes and social dynamics; social
> > > and comparative biologists; and philosophers.
> > >
> > > The workshop is of interest to the target participants because
> > > androids will provide a critical test bed for social and cognitive theories
> > > in the future, and research in this domain depends on interdisciplinary
> > > collaboration between engineers and natural and social scientists.
> > >
> > > *Submissions:*
> > > Submissions must be made to the following address by email:
> > > They should conform to the *APA Style Manual* and be in Adobe PDF with
> > > all fonts embedded and without encryption.
> > >
> > > A correctly formatted PDF file<http://www.androidscience.com/Templates/Paper_Sample.pdf>has been uploaded to our website for reference. A LaTeX
> > > template <http://www.androidscience.com/Templates/CogSci_Template.tex>and style
> > > file <http://www.androidscience.com/Templates/cogsci.sty> (preferred)
> > > and a Microsoft Word template<http://www.androidscience.com/Templates/Paper_Template.doc>are also available. Extended abstracts should be two pages.
> > >
> > > Set the paper size to letter (8.5x11 inches), and avoid modifying the
> > > margins or using headers, footers, or page numbers. The file name should
> > > obey the following convention: authorname_submissiondate.pdf ( e.g.,
> > > jones_3_17.pdf).
> > >
> > > *Deadlines:*
> > > *Electronic abstract submission deadline: March 30, 2006*
> > > Paper author notifications sent: April 15, 2005
> > > Camera-ready copy deadline: May 5, 2005
> > >
> > > *Organizers:*
> > > Karl F. MacDorman
> > > Indiana University
> > > School of Informatics
> > >
> > > Hiroshi Ishiguro
> > > Osaka University
> > > Department of Adaptive Machine Systems
> > >
> >
> >
>
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